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  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    God knows.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited September 2012 Posts: 13,356
    Having a track leaked two weeks early isn't unheard of but this news is doubtful.
  • battleshipgreygtbattleshipgreygt
    Posts: 1,220
    This is quite interesting. Normally if I heard this, I'd throw it in the B.S. bin, however, the fact that it's being reported by someone who's not a 14 year old fanboy who's sitting in his basement looking for attention and hits on his twitter page is interesting. Hard to tell, because what he's claiming isn't really believable, but the way he's claiming it actually sort of makes me think it's right.
  • gt007gt007 Station G
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    That doesn't make sense. Why would HMV have SKYFALL's theme song when no one else in the world has (officially) heard it? EON hasn't even commented on the numerous Adele rumours, but gave the song to a music store? I don't buy it.

    The only possible explanation I can think of is they're getting ready for a big announcement on Monday, when the BOND 50 Blu-Ray tour ends at HMV Oxford Street. But it wasn't HMV Oxford Street that allegedly leaked the song. And even if it was, I doubt EON would have given them the song 3 days earlier.
  • Gareth00789Gareth00789
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    I would expect the skyfall theme song on the sound track, if its a 50th anniversary soundtrack, but who knows
  • bondsumbondsum
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    I think Steve Hughes believes he heard Adele's Skyfall song but that doesn't make it anymore credible. If the song was truly floating around HMV stores then someone would have anonymously leaked the music or confirmed Adele the artist by now.
  • JBFan626JBFan626
    Posts: 1,497
    gt007 wrote:
    That doesn't make sense. Why would HMV have SKYFALL's theme song when no one else in the world has (officially) heard it? EON hasn't even commented on the numerous Adele rumours, but gave the song to a music store? I don't buy it.

    The only possible explanation I can think of is they're getting ready for a big announcement on Monday, when the BOND 50 Blu-Ray tour ends at HMV Oxford Street. But it wasn't HMV Oxford Street that allegedly leaked the song. And even if it was, I doubt EON would have given them the song 3 days earlier.

    This is very curious. If the song was leaked to HMV and it was intentional, than it is a savvy way to set up the Monday event.

    Another theory, is that HMV was given special advance copies of the singles to be played on Monday for the Oxford Street event, but someone at HMV played it early. They should be locking this stuff up in a safe!
  • SandySandy Somewhere in Europe
    Posts: 4,012
    I really don't know what to make of this story :-?
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited September 2012 Posts: 28,694
    bondsum wrote:
    Interesting, @Samuel001. Just checked the source and it's one Steve Hughes, director or Dr Who, Land Girls and Holby. He says: Sure I just heard Adele's Bond song in HMV. Bit of a Living Daylights feel to the music. Very cool, understated, not big or brassy, melancholic. I liked it. It definitely had the lyrics Sky and something like "and I see you fall" or something like that. I'm certain! I'm just checking the previous albums now to make sure I didn't imagine it... Just scanned both albums and it wasn't on it. The one I heard today had an electronic feel to the music, unlike her usual stuff.

    I'm not sure what he heard and whether he knows exactly what he heard. It doesn't make any sense that HMV Guildford would have a copy of the new song, especially as it's not even official yet. I also don't think someone who had a copy would risk their reputation by plugging it into the instore speaker docks. I'll file this one under probably not true.
    I don't think he even knew what he heard. Anyway, music sounds different to everyone.
    doubleoego wrote:
    God knows.

    I don't think even Morgan Freeman could say for sure, @doubleoego.
  • battleshipgreygtbattleshipgreygt
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    Gareth00789 wrote:
    I would expect the skyfall theme song on the sound track, if its a 50th anniversary soundtrack, but who knows

    I doubt that'll happen.
  • Gareth00789Gareth00789
    edited September 2012 Posts: 655
    HMV DENY PLAYING ADELES SONG. http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/adele/news/skyfall-james-bond-theme-hmv-guildford/
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    Gareth00789 wrote:
    HMV DENY PLAYING ADELES SONG. http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/adele/news/skyfall-james-bond-theme-hmv-guildford/

    That's what is currently being discussed.
  • Gareth00789Gareth00789
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    Samuel001 wrote:
    Gareth00789 wrote:
    HMV DENY PLAYING ADELES SONG. http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/adele/news/skyfall-james-bond-theme-hmv-guildford/

    That's what is currently being discussed.

    Sorry, didnt realise this was posted, my mistake.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    No worries. It's nice to know our boys are on the ball!
  • jetsetwillyjetsetwilly
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    The person you are all talking about is a personal friend of mine.

    I won't have anyone here slagging my mate off, who heard this track today. He is not someone who would make up something like this.
    I'm running the story now on my website -


    A close friend of my website has heard the new Skyfall Bond song played in HMV Guildford this morning, performed by Adele.

    After speaking to him this evening, he insists it was Adele’s voice he heard on the track, which sounded very much like a Bond tune, with the words `Skyfall’ in the chorus. A worker at HMV Guildford is obviously close friends with someone at Abbey Road studios, who must have had a bootleg copy.

    http://www.filmnav.co.uk/2012/09/21/adeles-skyfall-bond-theme-played-in-hmv-today/
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited September 2012 Posts: 13,356
    HMV are nasty liers then! X( Shame on them, blaming it on an in store player.

    Are you good enough friends that you may be able to listen to the song @jetsetwilly?
  • jetsetwillyjetsetwilly
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    He texted me this morning as soon as had heard it in HMV. He caught about 1 minute of the song before it was turned off.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    jetsetwilly wrote:
    He texted me this morning as soon as had heard it in HMV. He caught about 1 minute of the song before it was turned off.

    Did he question how someone could slip up like that? That's a really big balls up by HMV.

    The theme seems rather like Adele with a twist then. I didn't expect it to likended to The Living Daylights.
  • jetsetwillyjetsetwilly
    Posts: 3,327
    Samuel001 wrote:
    HMV are nasty liers then! X( Shame on them, blaming it on an in store player.

    Are you good enough friends that you may be able to listen to the song @jetsetwilly?
    He didn't get a recording of the song, he only heard it.

    And yes we are very close mates. I will appear as an extra in the BBC `Casualty' Xmas episode that he directed the other week. He let me appear in it as a favour - and I managed to even get a speaking part too..... :)

  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    You must point out to us where you'll be nearer the time!
  • battleshipgreygtbattleshipgreygt
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    Semi-off topic, but where is this music from? I don't recognize it from any existing Bond score....
    http://www.iflymagazine.com/?locale=nl_nl&utm_source=reminder&utm_medium=mail&utm_content=nlnl&utm_campaign=ifly23&WT.mc_id=1928936|6659127|81779210|257912810|1023761&WT.tsrc=email&&&WT.tsrc=email#/bright/cocacola/
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited September 2012 Posts: 13,356
    Oohhhh! Skyfall? Whether an instrumental of the title song or from the score, it's from the new film, I think. :D
  • SandySandy Somewhere in Europe
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    battleshipgreygt wrote:
    Semi-off topic, but where is this music from? I don't recognize it from any existing Bond score....
    http://www.iflymagazine.com/?locale=nl_nl&utm_source=reminder&utm_medium=mail&utm_content=nlnl&utm_campaign=ifly23&WT.mc_id=1928936|6659127|81779210|257912810|1023761&WT.tsrc=email&&&WT.tsrc=email#/bright/cocacola/

    I already commented on the other thread, I don't recall hearing this before, I think you might have found the first glimpse at Newman's score for Skyfall!
  • jetsetwillyjetsetwilly
    Posts: 3,327
    Samuel001 wrote:
    You must point out to us where you'll be nearer the time!

    December 15th it airs.....I'm the man who appears in the hospital in the middle of a bank robbery, who has had his crutches nicked....
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,356
    I'll be watching! Thank you.
  • MuddywMuddyw
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    battleshipgreygt wrote:
    Semi-off topic, but where is this music from? I don't recognize it from any existing Bond score....
    http://www.iflymagazine.com/?locale=nl_nl&utm_source=reminder&utm_medium=mail&utm_content=nlnl&utm_campaign=ifly23&WT.mc_id=1928936|6659127|81779210|257912810|1023761&WT.tsrc=email&&&WT.tsrc=email#/bright/cocacola/

    It sounds alright. I like the melodie, but it has more of a David Arnold feel than John Barry. I just don't know whether I like it or not. It's nothing outstanding I think.

  • MuddywMuddyw
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    Actually, every other page on that site has his own tune. I'm not convinced yet about this Bondmusic being from Newman.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Hmmm. Don't know. But A Living Daylights feel to the song does not make me happy.
    Guess I'll try to be reaaallllly flexible in expectations: ballad? bold? strong? brassy? lounge style? melancholy? a beat you can dance to? Hmmm.

    Just want it to be great. We're overdue for a great Bond theme song.
  • MuddywMuddyw
    Posts: 198
    I really like The Living Daylights song. I hope the new theme song by Adele will be incorperated into the rest of the soundtrack.
  • Gareth00789Gareth00789
    Posts: 655
    thats nothing outstanding, hope its not part of the theme or anything to do with skyfall. its pritty bad.
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